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THIRD READING
Bill No: SR 80
Author: Pavley (D)
Introduced:6/9/16
Vote: Majority
SUBJECT: Santa Monica Mountains Backbone Trail
SOURCE: Author
DIGEST: This resolution recognizes the California Department of Parks
and Recreation for its contribution of integral parts of the
Backbone Trail in the Santa Monica Mountains, declares the
Backbone Trail an official interagency and state trail, and
urges all affected public agencies to work collaboratively on
the successful management of the trail for the perpetual use and
enjoyment of the public.
ANALYSIS: This resolution makes the following legislative
findings:
1)On June 4, 2016, the Backbone Trail, a spectacular 67-mile
route among the canyons and mountains of the Santa Monica
Mountains officially opened.
2)The Backbone Trail began as a dream in 1944 with the
establishment of Will Rogers State Historic Park which is now
the eastern end of the Backbone Trail. Over the decades, the
Department of Parks and Recreation established Topanga State
Park, Malibu Creek State Park, and Point Mugu State Park.
3)An essential contribution to the trail came from volunteers
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whose work began long before the trail was pieced together by
public agencies and whose volunteer contributions are an
unsung success story that made it possible for the trail to
open to the public this year.
4)The recognition and completion of the Backbone Trail, which
has been designated as an official California trail corridor
in the California State Recreation Trails Plan, and which the
National Park Service may designate as a National Recreation
Trail, is an integral part of government's responsibility to
provide public access to parklands.
This resolution recognizes the California Department of Parks
and Recreation for its contribution of integral parts of the
Backbone Trail in the Santa Monica Mountains, declares the
Backbone Trail an official interagency and state trail, and
urges all affected public agencies to work collaboratively on
the successful management of the trail for the perpetual use and
enjoyment of the public.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal
Com.:NoLocal: No
SUPPORT: (Verified6/15/16)
None received
OPPOSITION: (Verified6/15/16)
None received
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Prepared by: Jonas Austin / SFA / (916) 651-1520
6/15/16 17:30:35
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